Hannah Gregg had minimal experience in golf when she and her younger brother, Daniel, entered a local qualifier for Drive, Chip, and Putt at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento years ago. âI had swung a club a few times before that,â Gregg recalled in a phone interview recently. âBut that was my first… Continue reading →
SACRAMENTO â Alice Kurotori didnât quite know what to make of that Christmas Day years ago when her husband, Tom Kurotori, gave her a set of golf clubs, golf bag, golf cart and also set of lessons at the Bing Maloney Golf Complex in Sacramento. âIt was everything you need to play golf with,â Alice… Continue reading →
It was a big week for Ellie Bushnell, a Granite Bay High School senior who won the individual title at the NCGA/CIF NorCal Girlsâ Championship on November 7 at Berkeley Country Club. She fired a 1-under-par 71 and will advance to the 2022 CIF State Girls Golf Championship. Two days later, on Nov. 9, she… Continue reading →
Jeff Butler, a Sacramento-area player, secured a spot in the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship by advancing in a qualifier in early August at Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. Butler was one of three players to advance from a U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifying on Monday, Aug. 1. He finished second, shooting a 3-under-par 69, during… Continue reading →
Karen Garcia remembers going to Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore., and watching many of the best in womenâs professional golf during LPGA Tour events. Garcia, who had only been playing golf for a few years at the time, also remembers telling herself: âOh my gosh, I could do this. I could make a… Continue reading →
Aaron Beverly got to see what the PGA Tour is all about when he spent the week caddying for Sahith Theegala in September of 2020 at the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa. Beverly did his part, helping Theegala navigate the North Course, which presents major challenges with its narrow fairways and… Continue reading →
There are so many people over the years who have helped out Louie Euer in golf. There is Bud Perkins and Dale Smith at Diamond Oaks Golf Course in Roseville. There is Angie Dixon, Executive Director, and Megan Fidler, Director of Competitive Activities, of First Tee â Greater Sacramento. There is the Morton Golf Foundation…. Continue reading →
SACRAMENTO â Marc Engellenner called it the best day of his golf career. John Nakamura (left) and Marc Engellenner (right) at the awards ceremony. âAbsolutely,â he said. Engellenner had it going on Sunday at the Alister MacKenzie Golf Course, a par-72, 7,030-yard championship layout. He was long off the tee with his driver. He hit… Continue reading →
SACRAMENTO â Griffin Long has spent a lot of time playing the Alister MacKenzie Golf Course, a par-72, 7,030-yard championship layout at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, over the years. âIâve never really had a ton of success on it,â said Long, who is from nearby Davis. Some of the latest scores that he has… Continue reading →
Welcome to our weekly look into the Sacramento area golf scene where we focus on the local stories, hole-in-ones, tournament results and human interest pieces of everyday golfers in our local community. If you have a story suggestion or would like to submit your content or accomplishments, email Jennifer Morton at jmorton@hagginoaks.com. Rocklinâs Own Walk-On… Continue reading →